- Author
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Hu, Z.
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Utiskul, Y.
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Quintiere, J. G.
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Trouve, A.
- Title
- Comparison Between Observed and Simulated Flame Structures in Poorly Ventilated Compartment Fires.
- Coporate
- Maryland Univ., College Park
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Book or Conf
- Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Eighth (8th) International Symposium. International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). September 18-23, 2005,
Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA,
Beijing, China,
Gottuk, D. T.; Lattimer, B. Y., Editors,
1193-1204 p.,
2005
- Keywords
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fire research
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fire safety
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fire science
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compartment fires
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ventilation
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combustion
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vitiation
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flame structures
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simulation
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flame extinction
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enclosures
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vents
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flame behavior
- Identifiers
- Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS); under-ventilated combustion; air vitiation; unstable combustion; characterize air vitiation effects and the dynamics of enclosure fires under poorly ventilated conditions; fuel source parameters
- Abstract
- This study is aimed at characterizing the dynamics of compartment fires under poorly ventilated conditions. The study considers four cases that correspond to different values of the fire room global equivalence ratio and are representative of strikingly different flame behaviors. The study is based on a detailed comparison between experimental and computational data. The numerical simulations are performed with the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA. The comparative tests serve to evaluate the general ability of FDS to describe the transition from over- to under-ventilated fire conditions, as well as the transition from extinction-free conditions to conditions in which the flame experiences partial or total quenching.